▲ 302 ▼ The emulator that lets you play NES games in 3D has left early access on Steam (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 1 year ago by simple@piefed.social to c/games@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments The emulator being 3dSen, direct link to Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147940/3dSen_PC/
[–] duchess@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) They want money for an emulator? that’s bold permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) Maybe, but it’s not just emulating the rom, I thinks there’s enough value add for their $9 asking price. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago $9 on sale, but $15 normally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Still, being able to argue they're not for profit is what typically has protected emulators from being sued to oblivion (and with Nintendo, even that's risky)... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Has being non-profit been a legal defense used somewhere before? At least in the US the case law is based on commercial, profit-driven emulators being explicitly ruled as legal when Sony tried suing them. I see this said constantly and I think it's genuinely just the result of propaganda from Nintendo or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pneumaticFax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Bleem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Yeah, the archival argument won’t fly here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) Maybe, but it’s not just emulating the rom, I thinks there’s enough value add for their $9 asking price. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago $9 on sale, but $15 normally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Still, being able to argue they're not for profit is what typically has protected emulators from being sued to oblivion (and with Nintendo, even that's risky)... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Has being non-profit been a legal defense used somewhere before? At least in the US the case law is based on commercial, profit-driven emulators being explicitly ruled as legal when Sony tried suing them. I see this said constantly and I think it's genuinely just the result of propaganda from Nintendo or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pneumaticFax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Bleem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Yeah, the archival argument won’t fly here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago $9 on sale, but $15 normally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Still, being able to argue they're not for profit is what typically has protected emulators from being sued to oblivion (and with Nintendo, even that's risky)... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Has being non-profit been a legal defense used somewhere before? At least in the US the case law is based on commercial, profit-driven emulators being explicitly ruled as legal when Sony tried suing them. I see this said constantly and I think it's genuinely just the result of propaganda from Nintendo or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pneumaticFax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Bleem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Yeah, the archival argument won’t fly here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Has being non-profit been a legal defense used somewhere before? At least in the US the case law is based on commercial, profit-driven emulators being explicitly ruled as legal when Sony tried suing them. I see this said constantly and I think it's genuinely just the result of propaganda from Nintendo or something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Yeah, the archival argument won’t fly here. permalink fedilink source parent